Refugee Saras Kaveri is the first chef from Earth—where they’re so incredibly primitive they still cook with fire—ever invited onto Interstellar MegaChef. Prodigy Serenity Ko has just been put on two weeks’ mandatory leave to fix her work-life balance. Food will never be the same again... Looking for your one shot to rise to the “top of the pots” in the cutthroat world of interstellar cuisine? Look no further—you might have what it takes to be an Interstellar MegaChef! Stepping off a long-haul star freighter from Earth, Saras Kaveri has one bag of clothes, her little flying robot Kili… and an invitation to compete in the galaxy’s most watched, most prestigious cooking show. Interstellar MegaChef is the showcase of the planet Primus’s austere, carefully synthesised cuisine. Until now, no-one from Earth—where they’re so incredibly primitive they still cook with fire—has ever graced its flowmetal cookstations before, or smiled awkwardly for its buzzing drone-cams. Corporate prodigy Serenity Ko, inventor of the smash-hit sim SoundSpace, has just got messily drunk at a floating bar, narrowly escaped an angry mob and been put on two weeks’ mandatory leave to rest and get her work-life balance back. Perfect time to start a new project! And she’s got just the idea: a sim for food. Now she just needs someone to teach her how to cook. A chance meeting in the back of a flying cab has Saras and Serenity Ko working together on a new technology that could change the future of food—and both their lives—forever…

Years after the death of the internet, herbalist Katerina is entrusted with the care of a strange boy, amidst rumours of harvest failure and a new digital disease. Accused of witchcraft, Katerina and Stefan must flee into the dubious safety of the forest, hunting for his missing father to uncover the truth behind the disease. When the internet collapsed, it took the world with it, leaving its digital ghosts behind – and they are hungry. Former photojournalist Katerina fled the overrun cities to the relative safety of her grandmother’s village on the edge of a forest, where she lives a solitary life of herbal medicine and beekeeping. When a wordless boy finds her in the marketplace with nothing but her name in his pocket, her curiosity won’t allow her to turn him away. But haunting his arrival are rumours of harvest failure and a rampant digital disease stirring up the ghosts, and the mood in the village starts to sour. Accused of witchcraft, Katerina and Stefan escape into the forest, searching for his missing father and the truth behind the disease. If there is a cure, Katerina alone might find it, but first she must find the courage to trust others – because the ghosts that follow her aren’t just digital.

B. Traven: Portrait of a Famous Unknown is a graphic biography that tells the larger-than-life story of the German revolutionary, actor, and writer known as B. Traven (1882 1969). Despite his commercial success as a best-selling writer, Traven managed to keep his identity a secret during his lifetime. It is now generally accepted that Traven was in fact ''Ret Marut'' (another psudonym), a German stage actor and editor of an anarchist newspaper in Germany called Der Ziegelbrenner (The Brick Burner). As Marut he was a major participant in the short-lived Bavarian council (or soviet) republic of 1919-20. Barely escaping execution, he fled Germany and lived incognito for the remainder of his life. His entire literary work, a great commercial success in its day, combines lively and often humorous storytelling with a radically critical attitude towards capitalism and nationalism. His best-known work is The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, from 1927. This novel was adapted for film in 1948 by John Huston, winning three Oscars. Golo''s stunning artwork and enthralling account of Traven''s life begins and ends with his ashes being dropped from a plane over the Lacandon jungle in Chiapas, Mexico, just a quarter-century before the explosive uprising of the Zapatistas seemed to echo his deepest wishes.

The most surprising Spider-Man story of the 21st century, taking Peter Parker in a whole new direction! After the events of Ultimate Invasion, the world needs a hero... step forward, Peter Parker! But this is an older, wiser web-slinger - one who balances his costumed duties with his responsibilities as a husband and a father. That's right, Peter and Mary Jane are married with kids! The stakes have never been higher - and as Spider-Man faces his first super villain, J. Jonah Jameson's quest to uncover who is really pulling the strings of this new Ultimate Universe leads to a shocking revelation! Plus, New York City welcomes its newest hero... the Green Goblin! Collecting ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN (2024) #1-6.

The acclaimed creative team reunites for more anarchic adventures! In a world without Norman Osborn, Spider-Punk reigns! This ain't no victory lap, though: Just as Hobie Brown gets the Spider-Band of Earth-138 back together in a bid to rebuild society, Justin Hammer and Doctor Otto Octavius have other plans - like introducing the world to the Spider-Slaying Sentinels! Grab your boots, your instruments, your amps and let's go! Guest-starring T'Challa and Shuri from Wakanda! Collecting SPIDER-PUNK (2024) #1-4.

The full colour, oversized comic-book adaptation of the third season of the hit Disney+ series The Mandalorian. From battles with deadly space pirates, to the liberation of Mandalore itself, join Din Djarin and Grogu as they embark upon their greatest adventure yet! Suitable for readers aged 8+.

From the mind of J.M. DeMatteis, writer of the definitive Kraven story Kraven's Last Hunt, comes the twisted tale of the villain's intriguing origin. At a time when Peter Parker had lost his powers, he and Mary Jane find themselves prey to a new mysterious hunter. Who is this shadowy figure and what do they want with Spider-Man? Revealing secrets and answering mysteries Spidey fans have been waiting decades for, this is the story of what made Kraven the man he is. Reprinting Spider-Man: The Lost Hunt #1-5

Explore the world of BioWare''s latest fantasy epic, Dragon Age: The Veilguard, in-depth with this incredible, oversized art book! Uncover the secrets of Thedas, and experience the world through new eyes with stunning concept art! See characters as you''ve never seen them before - from concept to final design, explore the world and varied cultures of Thedas with splash art designs and props from the beautiful locales in the game, and inspect the armoury - examining in detail hundreds of weapons and armour! Created in collaboration with the developers at BioWare, this art book showcases the painstaking detail with which Thedas has been lovingly crafted.

"A fun, thoughtful, and thought-provoking read from start to finish" —Midwest Book Review With charmingly relaxed illustrations and text straight from the heart, this graphic work is dedicated to a topic that almost everyone knows. Have you been hit right in the heart? Is your heart crying? Do you feel like an elephant is sitting on your chest? The elephant is called heartbreak and can be big and heavy, small and light, very present or just a memory. This book wants to help you in a very horrible—no, important— time. Spunky, humorous, tender, honest, (and at times angsty), young German author Lucia Zamolo talks about heartbreak with so much clarity that the book itself is like a cure for cloudy thoughts. No matter what age, this endearing rumination suddenly works better than any medicine.

Turning twelve means big changes--first bra, first time babysitting, and a first crush not everyone will approve of . . a pitch-perfect coming-of-age graphic novel from the creators of Growing Pangs. A BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR “Twelve cheers for Turning Twelve! Readers will root for Katie as she navigates seventh grade and stays true to her own heart.” —Megan Wagner Lloyd, author of Allergic “This book will appeal to fans of Raina Telgemeier, Kayla Miller, and Shannon Hale who are searching for their next favorite read.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) What if a friend...is more than a friend? Katie can't wait to turn twelve--pool parties! babysitting! friends! But sometimes it feels like there's so much new stuff she can barely keep up. First Job? (Yes!) Unfair dress codes? (No way!) Make up (Okay?!) Shaving? (Uh…!) Maybe growing up isn't as much fun as she had expected. But one thing does seem right--her new friend, Grace. Could Katie have a crush on another girl? Katie knows not everyone around her will approve...which is kind of scary. She might not be ready to tell anyone yet, and that’s fine...but can Katie stay true to herself and embrace the person she's growing up to be?

Goblins, wizards, superheroes, talking animals, and an assortment of fantastical shapeshifting characters populate this book of never-before-collected comics and illustrations, many of them drawn on incidental materials such as scrap paper and notepads. Pulling from pulp, sci-fi, gag cartoons, fantasy, and thrillers, and populated by goblins, astronauts, magical thieves, and talking owls, CF’s comics break apart genres and forms, then reassemble them into one-of-a-kind stories that reveal an immense imagination and boundary-pushing talent. Christopher Forgues (better known as CF) roared onto the indie comics scene in the early 2000s, producing some of the most exciting and influential work of the decade. His output was startlingly original and impressively prolific: his collaboration with Ben Jones, Paper Radio; his multi-part epic, Powr Mastrs; and the shorter comics and zines now collected for the first time in Distant Ruptures. These comics—created using scratchy pencil and brilliant color, smudged Xeroxes and scraps of notepaper—capture the extraordinary range of CF’s work. Fellow cartoonist Sammy Harkham has gathered the best of them into this new collection, which also includes an introduction by Gabriel Winslow-Yost and a new interview with CF. Distant Ruptures offers readers their first chance to see the full scope of this remarkable era of CF’s comics.

In the same vein of storytelling as the smash hit SPIDER-VERSE, Marvel''s symbiote icon Venom gets an alternate ensemble of his own in the VENOMVERSE! The Venomverse is reborn with stories of symbiotes from across the infinite realities! First Benjamin Percy and Brian Level spin a tale of the murder of the Earth''s Mightiest Heroes by one of their own... but who? Then Christos Gage drags Venom from Insomniac Games'' MARVEL''S SPIDER-MAN 2 across the Venomverse to take on Knull! Phillip Kennedy Johnson offers us a brutal take on Venom born in the age of Vikings, and Adam Warren brings us the return of the final biological life in his universe, the Venom of VENOM: THE END! Plus: Chris Giarrusso delivers a tale of the ever-adorable Mini Marvels Venom! And all the while, Al Ewing and Danilo Beyruth set the stage for the tales spinning out of the ongoing VENOM series! Collecting: Venomverse Reborn (2024) 1-4